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CySec: Certifying Examinations application is now accepted
August 1st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that applications are now being accepted for the examinations leading to registration in the Public Register of Certified Persons employed by Cyprus Investment Firms, Credit Institutions, Management Companies and Investment ...
Your Mind, Your Investment Returns
July 25th, 2014
Regular readers know I enjoy discussing behavioral aspects of investing. The reasons for this are twofold: First, we can’t control the markets, but we can control our own reactions to it (at least we can try). And second, many ...
Accountants To See IRS In Court Over Tax Preparer Program
July 18th, 2014
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has filed a federal lawsuit calling for the voluntary tax return preparer regulatory program planned by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be declared unlawful. AICPA President and CEO ...
Egypt Cuts Tax Breaks for Fuel; Few Protest
July 18th, 2014
When President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt said he intended to raise the price of flour, rice and other subsidized goods in 1977, he ignited days of riots that left more than 70 people dead and stood as a lasting ...
Profits Vanish in Venezuela After Currency Devaluation
July 9th, 2014
Brink’s, the armored car company, could see about $400 million in revenue disappear this year from its operations in this country. Procter & Gamble announced a write-down of $275 million on its Venezuela business. American Airlines and Delta Air ...
Top banks face wait for detail of new buffer to protect against bailouts
July 8th, 2014
According to a global banking regulator, details of a new buffer of bonds to shield taxpayers from having to rescue a big bank won’t become clear for at least a year or more. Lenders like Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank ...
The gap between accountants and clients
July 7th, 2014
I was intrigued to read some new and original research published by Robert Craven of The Directors’ Centre, reports Mark Lee. Craven is no stranger to AccountingWEB. My interview with him in 2012 about his book, ‘Grow Your Service ...
Consequences for failing to comply with financial statement filing obligations
July 3rd, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has filed charges against the directors of eight companies that raise funds from the public, for breaches of the Financial Reporting Act (FRA). “Filing financial statements on time is a basic requirement for companies ...
New regulation of financial advisers providing tax advice in Australia
July 3rd, 2014
From 1 July 2014, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) regulates financial advisers who provide tax (financial) advice services under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (Cth) (TASA). Until now, financial advisers have been exempt from the TASA regime. Financial ...
Twitter hires former Goldman Sachs banker as CFO
July 2nd, 2014
The Goldman Sachs banker who took social media platform Twitter public has been hired to be in charge of its finances. Anthony Noto, the former US bank’s co-head of telecoms, media and technology, has been recruited as part of Twitter’s ...
